Poor teaching turns kids off school in Latin America
New research has shown the main reason for the high dropout rate from secondary schools in Latin America and the Caribbean is not economic, but simply that students find school boring
Abducted baby puts spotlight on teen pregnancy in Colombia
Colombia discusses need to tackle high rates of teen pregnancy following abduction and recovery of young girl's baby
Will 2013 be Colombia's landmark year?
Peace talks with FARC rebels, victims' compensation, land restitution and demining: critical issues come to a head in Colombia in 2013
Canada reviews funding to Haiti, cites lack of progress
?Canada's assistance will not be a blank cheque? we expect tangible results" - minister
Colombians debate land, key issue at closed-door peace talks
A botched land reform more than 50 years ago plunged Colombia into civil war. Peace talks are under way and ordinary people are being encouraged to give their views and put forward their ideas.
South America pushes for domestic workers' rights
Argentina and Brazil consider laws which would improve wages and working conditions for millions of domestic workers
How can Haiti get back on its feet, 3 years after quake?
AlertNet asks aid officials and other experts how Haiti's sluggish recovery from a major quake 3 years ago can be speeded up. Here are 10 key action points
Haiti quake survivors face eviction from camps - Oxfam
Some 78,000 people are at risk amid rising threats from landowners eager to get their property back
Reproductive rights key to closing Latam gender pay gap
Latin America's poverty rate falls sharply, but gender pay gap is slow to narrow